Souvenir mailing-card.



No.' 806,631.. Y -PATBN'IED DB0.5`,1905.

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SOUVENIR MAILING CARD.

APPLIGLTION FILED HAY 29| 190B.

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LEO BRAUN, OF MUNICI-I, GERMANY, A'SSIGNOR TO PATENT MAILING l SOUVENIROOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SOUVENIR MAILING-CARD. l

Patented Dec.` 5, 1905.

Application filed May-29,1903. Serial No. 159,317'.

1bY au whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Lno, BRM-IN,l residing at Munich, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, in the German Empire, have invented acertain'new I body of cardboard or other suitable material or combination of materials having a place for a mailing address and formed'with acounter sink, a depression, or a recess in which islocated an album of views or photographs 'or the like and which is closed by a movable cover. The arrangement is preferably such' that the address is provided for on one side and the souvenir feature on the other side, so that after the properv surface has beenv provided with an address' the card is ready for mailing as printed matter.

One embodiment of the new deviceis shown in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is a plan, and Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section of the new article.

- In carrying my invention into elfectI take a sheet or fiat object A of any suitable material, as above mentioned, and of any convenient size and thickness, andv I provide such sheet with' a depression, countersink, or recess a at any vpart,preferably in one face well within the perimeter of the card. Into this recess an album of views d .is introduced and inclosedby a cover secured by a catch 'b or by other releasable means. The album is preferably secured to the cover, so that when the latter is opened the album is presented in convenient position for manipulation and exam-l ination. The cover is also preferably countersunk,'so as to be flush with the surface of the card.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A card provided with arecess, and afoldable device containing illustrations or the like, fitted in said recess and a 4movable cover for closing Aand opening the recess.

2. A souvenir mailing-card having on one side a place'for an address, constructed with a recess and having combined with it', in said recess, an album of views. Y

3.- A souvenir mailing-card having on', one

side a place for an address, constructed'with i a depression and having combined with it an album of views contained within the depression, and a movable cover to close the album within themailing-card.

4:. A souvenir mailing-card having on one side a place for an address, constructed with Aa depression and having combined with it an album of views contained within said depression and with a movable cover countersunk in said depression to close the album within the mailing-card. n

5. A souvenir mailing-card having a side upon which to place an address, a flap or cover of less dimension than the card on the side opposite the address side, and a series of pictures beneath the flap or cover and inlaid in the card.

6. A souvenir mailing-card having a side upon which to place an address, a ap or cover of less dimension than thecard, countersunk on and flush with the side opposite the address side, and a series of pictures beneath the flap or cover and inlaid in the card.

7. A souvenir mailing-card having a kside upon which to place an address, aiap or -cover of less dimension than the'card, countersunk on and flush with the side opposite the address side, anda series of pictures beneath the iap or cover inlaid in the card, and releasable means for retaining the cover in closed position. i

I 8. A souvenirl mailing-card having a side upon which to place an address, a iiap or cover of less dimension than the card, countersunk on and flush with a side opposite theaddress side, and a series-of pictures beneath the flap' or cover andinlaid in the card; said cover being hinged at one edge to the card and having a releasable catch engaging its other edge for holding the cover closed.

9. A mailing-card provided with a recess, and a foldable device containing illustrations or the like, fitted in` said recess and a movable cover for closing and opening the recess.

" 10. A mailing-card closed on one side and provided on its other side with a recess or depression, a movable closure for said recess or depression, and a foldable device adapted to contain illustrations or the like, contained in `'said recess' or depression.

11. A mailing-card closed on one side to pro'l vide ajplace for an address, and provided on its other side with a recess having immovable or rigid walls, and a closure for the. recess IOO coextensivewith the same and init's Vclosed position flush with the recessed side of thecard. I

12. A mailing-card closed on one side to provide a place for an address, and provided on its other side with a recess having immovable or rigid walls, and a closure for the recess coextensive with the same and in its closed position Hush with the recessed side of the card and means for holding said cover in a locked position and permitting the same to be opened and locked again.

13. A mailing-card closed on one side to provide a place for an address, and-provided on its other side with a recess having immovable or rigid walls, and a closure for the recess eoeXtensive with the same and in its closed position flush with the recessed side of the card, and an album of views positioned within said recess.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEO BRAUN.

Witnesses: l

MARIO AIGNER, ANNA LECHNER. 

